Person:William Lamb (44)

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William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
b.15 Mar 1779
d.24 Nov 1848
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  1. William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne1779 - 1848
  2. Frederick Lamb, 3rd Viscount Melbourne1782 - 1853
  3. George Lamb1784 - 1834
  4. Emily Mary Lamb1787 - 1869
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Name William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
Gender Male
Birth[1] 15 Mar 1779
Marriage to Lady Caroline Ponsonby
Death[1] 24 Nov 1848
Reference Number? Q312567?


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William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, (15 March 177924 November 1848), in some sources called Henry William Lamb,[1] was a British Whig politician who served as Home Secretary (1830–1834) and Prime Minister (1834 and 1835–1841). His first premiership ended when he was dismissed by King William IV in 1834, the last British prime minister to be dismissed by a monarch. Five months later he was re-appointed and served for six more years, into the reign of Queen Victoria. He is best known for coaching the Queen in the ways of politics, acting almost as her private secretary. Historians do not rank Melbourne's tenure as prime minister favourably, as he had no great foreign wars or domestic issues to handle, and he was involved in several political scandals in the early years of Victoria's reign.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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